> Landfills already have protections against leeching into the surrounding environment. Not to get into tinfoil hat territory, but can any large enough indust

> Landfills already have protections against leeching into the surrounding environment. Not to get into tinfoil hat territory, but can any large enough industry be trusted on narratives regarding how waste is handled ? I don't think there is controversy around landfills leaking. There is debate on wether it's as bad as we think, or the actual impact, but then I find it hard to take a "We don't hear about it in the news, so it's probably fine" stance when we got served BS "we're all in on recycling, don't worry just buy more from us" narratives for decades with almost nothing actually getting recycled. PS: more on leakage from an industry publication: https://wasteadvantagemag.com/how-much-does-my-landfill-leak/ https://wasteadvantagemag.com/how-much-does-my-landfill-leak... > As a result of advances in installation quality and CQA practices, leakage rates greater than 50 liters per hectare per day (lphd) have decreased significantly in the past 20 years.